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Her vision blurred as she looked down, blinking fast.
“Let's go,” she said to Phillips.
“Alright!”
As she left, Eric’s smile faded completely—gone in an instant. Meanwhile, Hadley shut her eyes tight. Tears
welled up, soaking her lashes.
Eric waited quietly in his hospital room, and soon Ernest appeared in the doorway.
He stepped inside with measured steps, an unusual crease marking the space between his brows. His typically
impassive features betrayed hints of genuine concern.
His lips parted reluctantly. For a man of such habitual silence, even this small movement seemed to require
deliberate effort. “What diagnosis did the doctor provide?”
“You know what?” Eric's shoulders lifted in a dismissive shrug, one eyebrow arching upward. “Fate, it seems, has
chosen other favorites.”
A sharp ache bloomed in Ernest's chest. “Don’t surrender to pessimism. | was in a coma for four years and still
woke up. Look at yourself—standing here, perfectly fine.”
“Yeah.” A ghost of a smile touched Eric's lips as he nodded with feigned conviction. “I understand that...”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis mouth twisted into a lopsided smile that failed to reach his eyes. “Death isn’t an option I'm prepared to
accept... not when Hadley and Joy would remain behind...”
Hadley returned, clutching prescribed medications and a sheaf of dietary guidelines. By then, Ernest had already
extracted himself from the suffocating confines of the hospital room, poised for departure.
“Ernest,” she called out, her voice reaching him from behind, “did you speak with Eric?”
“Yes,” Ernest confirmed with a measured inclination of his head.
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“Perfect. | hope you understand | can’t escort you out...” Her hand swept toward the hospital room in a delicate
gesture, her body already pivoting toward the door.
“Hadley...” Ernest's voice caught slightly, the rare hesitation stopping her in her tracks.
“What is it?” Hadley froze mid-step, surprise flickering across her features. “Ernest, you have something more to
discuss?”
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Confusion clouded Hadley’s expression. Had Eric shared something of significance that required this peculiar
intervention?
The corner of Ernest's mouth lifted in
an expression so uncommon, it
transformed his entire face. “Eric told
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The revelation struck Hadley with physical force, every muscle in her body locking into paralyzed stillness.